Follow me at the National Hurricane Conference this week

It’s hard to believe but the official start of the 2018 hurricane season is just around the corner.

To get ready for the June 1 kickoff, emergency managers, meteorologists and law enforcement officials are meeting this week in Orlando to cover topics from Hurricane Irma’s traffic nightmare to an early look at what the season may have in store.

The 2017 season had three of the top five most expensive hurricanes on record with hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.

Phil Klotzbach, a Colorado State University hurricane expert, will speak today about what’s happening in the atmosphere that may influence the 2018 season.

Also today, state leaders will discuss evacuation planning and what lessons were learned about fuel supplies during Hurricane Irma.

Follow me on Twitter @kmillerweather for updates. I’ll be participating in a session this morning on making sure the media get correct and timely information from emergency managers to relay to the public.

If you have any questions, please email me at kmiller@pbpost.com.

Hurricanes Katia, Irma and Jose all spun simultaneously in September 2017.